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Review: ESPN’s NWSL investigative documentary paints a powerful picture of NWSL abuse scandals—and how the players are reclaiming their power.

ESPN’s upcoming E60 investigation, “Truth Be Told: The Fight For Women’s Professional Soccer” covers the abuse scandals and institutional failures that rocked the NWSL and the world, using testimony from current and former players to paint a full picture of the events of last year.

Stumptown Footy was provided with an advance rough-cut screener of the documentary to view and review. Below are the team’s thoughts and takeaways from the program.

If you were paying attention to the NWSL in the autumn of 2021, then Truth Be Told: The Fight For Women’s Professional Soccer won’t present any sort of groundbreaking new information.